Argyll House The Edge Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RF
Approved on 1 May 2026
Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredFast Track4 conditions
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Proposal
Internal and external alterations and refurbishment of existing residential dwelling, to include dormer windows/roof lights to the replacement roof covering, reconfiguration of existing bathrooms/kitchen and the creation of two additional bedrooms (with ensuites) to first floor
- Received
- 29 January 2026
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Evenwood
- Agent
- Christopher Hodges Planning And Design
- ReceivedReceived29 Jan
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation28 Apr
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided1 May
Decided in 80 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Argyll House The Edge Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RF. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Evenwood. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the DL13 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DL13 5RF
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lynesack And Softley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 28 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 14 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 28 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 1 May 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Christopher Hodges Planning And Design
- Agent address
- 4 Fox Covert Bank Thornton Watlass Bedale Ripon HG4 4AW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14626071
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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